# Accident 19860809038129A: Amtr DRIFTER, Orangeburg, SC, August 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Orangeburg, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4891° N, 80.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4891&lon=-80.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4817N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4817N-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gray Sammie J DRIFTER XP (registry code 05675UC, https://openairdocs.org/model/gray-sammie-j-drifter-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRIFTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FMG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FMG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860809038129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF NOSE DROPPED AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86FMG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FMG09), Aug 9, 1986: Gray Drifter XP (N4817N), Orangeburg, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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